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Frédéric Docquier

Université Catholique de Louvain, and National Fund for Scientific Research, Belgium, and IZA, Germany

By making leading and authoritative research available to decision-makers and international institutions, I am sure the IZA World of Labor will improve labor market and migration policies worldwide. I have been pleased to contribute to this promising project

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Professor of Economics, UCLouvain and Research Associate, FNRS, Belgium

Research interest

Migration, development, growth

Website

http://bit.ly/Docquier_IZApage

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Economic Advisor for the Regional Government of Wallonia (Belgium), 1991–2005World Bank ST Consultant, 2004–present

Past positions

Associate Professor, University of Lille 2, 1997–2005; Economic Advisor to the Regional Government of Wallonia (Belgium), 1991–2005

Qualifications

PhD Economics, University Aix-Marseille II, 1995

Selected publications

  • “The labor market impact of immigration and emigration in OECD countries.” Economic Journal (2013) (with C. Ozden and G. Peri).

  • “Globalization, brain drain and development.” Journal of Economic Literature (2012) (with H. Rapoport).

  • “A gendered assessment of highly skilled emigration.” Population and Development Review (2009) (with B. L. Lowell and A. Marfouk).

  • “Brain drain and human capital formation in developing countries: Winners and losers.” Economic Journal (2008) (with M. Beine and H. Rapoport).

  • “Optimal accumulation in an endogenous growth framework with human capital.” Journal of Economic Theory (2006) (with O. Paddison and P. Pestieau).

article(s)

  • The brain drain from developing countries

    The brain drain produces many more losers than winners in developing countries

    Frédéric Docquier, May 2014
    The proportion of foreign-born people in rich countries has tripled since 1960, and the emigration of high-skilled people from poor countries has accelerated. Many countries intensify their efforts to attract and retain foreign students, which increases the risk of brain drain in the sending countries. In poor countries, this transfer can change the skill structure of the labor force, cause labor shortages, and affect fiscal policy, but it can also generate remittances and other benefits from expatriates and returnees. Overall, it can be a boon or a curse for developing countries, depending on the country’s characteristics and policy objectives.
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